OPD: Ofc. hospitalized, hit by drunk driver while on duty
KLKN-TV January 8, 2021 11:34 am OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — One officer is hospitalized after being hit by a car while responding to a crash, reports the Omaha Police Department (OPD). Around 6:15 Thursday evening, officers responded to an accident on Hwy 75 NB at the I-80 interchange. Assisting with lane closures, Officer Michael Salseda parked his cruiser in a lane with emergency overhead lights and the directional bar activated. Dressed in a high visibility traffic vest, Ofc. Salseda left his cruiser and began putting out flares along the highway shoulder. Suddenly, he was struck by a vehicle....